Transitional Kindergarten
TK New Student Enrollment
| Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is designed as the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses curriculum aligned with the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations. (PTKLF). EC Section 48000 [d]. |
Students who participate in TK will attend school daily for a partial day, including a scheduled lunch and recess. Contact your neighborhood school for specific hours. Extended Student Services (ESS) offers before and after school care programs. Before-school programs are limited to late start schools (8:45, 8:55) -- see Start and Dismissal Times for school listings. Enrollment for ESS is a separate process. Please click on the EXTENDED STUDENT SERVICES link for additional information on ESS.
For the 2024-25 school year, if your child's 5th birthday is between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025 (born between September 2, 2019 and June 2, 2020), they will be eligible to enroll in Transitional Kindergarten.
For the 2024-25 school year, if your child's 5th birthday is between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025 (born between September 2, 2019 and June 2, 2020), they will be eligible to enroll in Transitional Kindergarten.
By the 2025-26 school year, PUSD will provide optional TK enrollment to all eligible 4 year-olds within the PUSD district. We are currently in the third year of a phased-in process.
PUSD Universal TK Phase-In:
| TK Eligibility | |
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| 2021-2022 | Turn five between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2 |
| 2022-2023 | Turn five between Sept. 2 and Feb. 2 |
| 2023-2024 | Turn five between Sept. 2 and Apr. 2 |
| 2024-2025 | Turn five between Sept. 2 and Jun. 2 |
| 2025-2026 | Turn four by Sept. 1 |
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VALLEY SPANISH INSTRUCTION TK and Dual Language Kindergarten: Please visit the VALLEY Website for details.
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